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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cylinder Seal with Griffin
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal with Griffin

Place CreatedAsia
CultureMitanni
PeriodMitanni
Date1600-1350 BCE
MediumHematite
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen
Dimensions11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Object number1985.022.007
Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
ProvenanceSaid to be ex Marcopoli Collection, Aleppo, Syria, assembled late 19th Century. Thence by descent. With Jonathan Rosen [Atlantis Antiquities, Ltd.], New York, New York, purchased in Zurich, Switzerland, May 1982.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art